Facebook spawns ecosystem of startups
To get the true measure of what's often called "The Facebook Effect," look beyond the company. Generally ignored in the klieg lights focused on Facebook's IPO is a growing ecosystem of other startups that are using the social ...
May 11, 2012 |
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Sudden wealth part of Silicon Valley's everyday
(AP) -- In Silicon Valley, where sudden wealth is hardly something new and CEOs favor hoodies over bespoke blazers, Facebook's IPO on Friday didn't bring everyday life to a halt.
May 19, 2012 |
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Apple to debut 'iPad 3' in March: report
Apple will unveil a new version of its market-ruling iPad table computer in March, according to a report in Dow Jones-owned technology blog All Things D.
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Feb 09, 2012 |
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Crowds create Wikipedia-style maps of the world
When Benjamin Gleitzman moved from New York to the San Francisco Bay area, he used a talking turn-by-turn driving app to guide him across the country. In the middle of Wyoming, the voice told him to turn left ...
Mar 19, 2012 |
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Apple expected to unveil iPad 3 at event next week
(AP) -- Apple is expected to unveil a new version of the iPad at an event in San Francisco next week.
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Feb 28, 2012 |
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Kids and hackers, oh my! DefCon adds kids track
(AP) -- Fewer things seem out of place at the rough-hewn DefCon hacker convention than a swarm of kids.
Aug 08, 2011 |
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PayPal lets shops take payments on smartphones (Update)
Online financial transactions titan PayPal has started to allow merchants across the world to take payments using smartphones in a direct challenge to startup Square.
Mar 15, 2012 |
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Zynga sues French startup over "Ville" game
Zynga is out to strip "Ville" from the name of a social game made by French firm Kobojo on the grounds it piggybacks on a line of its titles including "CityVille" and "FarmVille."
May 08, 2012 |
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Why are California birds getting bigger?
Alfred Hitchcock would have appreciated this twist: The birds in central California are getting bigger.
Nov 11, 2011 |
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San Fran college's computer network compromised
(AP) -- The computer networks of a San Francisco community college have been infected with software viruses that illegally transmitted personal data from students and employees overseas, school officials said Friday.
Jan 14, 2012 |
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New data: Mega-quake could strike near Seattle
Using sophisticated seismometers and GPS devices, scientists have been able to track minute movements along two massive tectonic plates colliding 25 miles or so underneath Washington state's Puget Sound basin. Their early ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 16, 2009 |
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Lead isotopes yield clues to how Asian air pollution reaches California
About a third of the airborne lead particles recently collected at two sites in the San Francisco Bay Area came from Asia, a finding that underscores the far-flung impacts of air pollution and heralds a new ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 02, 2010 |
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Purchase Carbon Offsets at the Airport
(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the activities that puts a great deal of carbon dioxide into the environment is air travel. Air travel is one of the ways that individuals contribute to an increase in pollution and ...
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Getting in rhythm helps children grasp fractions, study finds
Tapping out a beat may help children learn difficult fraction concepts, according to new findings due to be published in the journal Educational Studies in Mathematics. An innovative curriculum uses rhythm ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 22, 2012 |
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Google may be gearing up for 'store view' feature
(PhysOrg.com) -- Google is rumored to have been busy taking photos inside selected retail stores in New York and San Francisco apparently in preparation for adding a tentatively-named 'store view'ť feature ...
Feb 05, 2010 |
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